Jeffery A. Deller

How Judge Deller rules, drawn from 13 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Position
bankruptcy
Commissioned
2005-10-06
Signed orders read
13

How Judge Deller decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

What persuades

A stay pending appeal is treated as exceptional relief that requires the movant to justify disrupting an operative order.

“A stay pending appeal is an extraordinary remedy that is not granted as a matter of right.”

Cautions

Professional-retention and compensation requests should disclose connections, claims, retainers, and compensation completely and consistently; incomplete disclosures can jeopardize both retention and fees.

“The Court is troubled by the fact that counsel’s disclosures pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 327, 328, 329 and 330 and Fed. R.Bankr.P. 2014, 2016, and 2017 have been inaccurate, incomplete and a moving target.”

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

In re Law Enforcement Officers Security Union
24-70277-JAD · 2026-04-17
Motion for stay pending appeal (United Federation LEOS-PBA and related movants) Denied

“The Motion for Stay Pending Appeal Pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 8007 shall therefore be DENIED.”

In re Michael David Scott
17-70045-JAD · 2026-04-01
Motion for reconsideration (Michael David Scott) Denied

“For all of the foregoing reasons, an order will be entered denying reconsideration of the Order Denying Motion to Reopen as well as the Motion to Vacate.”

Motion to vacate (Michael David Scott) Denied
Sikirica v. No (In re Kaib)
· 2011-03-11
Motion for clarification (Chapter 7 Trustee) Denied

“the Court hereby ORDERS, ADJUDGES and DECREES that the Chapter 7 Trustee’s Motion for Clarification of Order of Court is DENIED.”

ARDI Limited Partnership v. Buncher Co. (In re River Entertainment Co.)
· 2012-03-30
Summary judgment (The Buncher Company) Granted

“the Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Buneher shall be granted and the Motion for Summary Judgment jointly filed by ARDI and River Entertainment shall be denied.”

Summary judgment (ARDI Limited Partnership and River Entertainment Co.) Denied
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. v. Borkowski (In re Borkowski)
· 2011-02-22
Motion to vacate (Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.) Denied

“the Court hereby ORDERS, ADJUDGES and DECREES that the Motion of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. to Vacate the July 20, 2009 Order, In Part, By Striking All Determinations that the Mortgage was Brought Fully Current Both Pre-Petition and Posl-Petition as of the Date of the Trustee’s Last Distribution is DENIED.”

Metal Foundations Acquisition, LLC v. Reinert (In re Reinert)
· 2012-04-10
Motion to dismiss enforcement request (Baha's Web, Inc.) Granted

“The Motion to Dismiss filed by Baha’s Web, Inc. is GRANTED.”

O.E.M./Erie, Inc. ex rel. Schaffner v. McCallum (In re O.E.M./Erie, Inc.)
· 2009-06-03
Motions to dismiss (Elisha D. Cunningham) Denied

“The Motion To Dismiss is DENIED.”

Bohm v. Howard (In re Howard)
· 2010-01-15
Motion to clarify (Victoria M. Howard) Moot / procedural

“The Defendant’s Motion to Clarify is DENIED as moot.”

Motion for stay pending appeal (Victoria M. Howard) Denied

“The Defendant’s Motion for Stay Pending Appeal is DENIED.”

Motion to compel compliance (Chapter 7 Trustee) Granted

“The Trustee’s Motion to Compel is GRANTED and the Defendant, Victoria M. Howard, is directed to immediately (i.e., without haste) comply with the Court’s prior orders of December 1, 2009 and December 10, 2009.”

Bohm v. Howard (In re Howard)
· 2010-05-14
Motion for reconsideration (Victoria M. Howard) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, the Post-Trial Motion for Reconsideration is DENIED.”

Jasinski v. Monongalia General Hospital (In re Jasinski)
· 2009-06-04
Objection to proof of claim (James E. Jasinski (claim 2-1)) Denied

“the Debtor’s Objection(s) to Claims is OVERRULED and said claims filed at claim nos. 2-1, 5-1, 6-1, 10-1, 12-1, 13-1, 14-1, and 15-1 are hereby ALLOWED.”

Objection to proof of claim (James E. Jasinski (claim 5-1)) Denied
Objection to proof of claim (James E. Jasinski (claim 6-1)) Denied
Objection to proof of claim (James E. Jasinski (claim 10-1)) Denied
Objection to proof of claim (James E. Jasinski (claim 12-1)) Denied
Objection to proof of claim (James E. Jasinski (claim 13-1)) Denied
Objection to proof of claim (James E. Jasinski (claim 14-1)) Denied
Objection to proof of claim (James E. Jasinski (claim 15-1)) Denied
In re N. John Cunzolo Associates, Inc.
· 2010-02-23
Application to employ professional (N. John Cunzolo Associates, Inc.) Denied

“the Court hereby ORDERS, ADJUDGES and DECREES that the Application for Approval of Attorneys is DENIED.”

Korbe v. Department of Housing & Urban Development (In re Korbe)
· 2008-04-22
Summary judgment (Gail A. Korbe) Granted

“The Motion for Summary Judgment filed by the Debtor is GRANTED and the Motion for Summary Judgment filed by the Defendant U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (‘HUD’) is DENIED.”

Summary judgment (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) Denied

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

The duration summary remains limited to the original fixed oldest matter; the six added streams were selected to locate grounded outcomes.

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